柜台
guì tái · HSK 7
counter
🛎️ 柜 cabinet + 台 platform/stand = the cabinet-stand you stand behind: a counter
台 — mouth 口 + 厶 (private)
Originally depicted a raised platform or terrace, suggesting elevation and a place to stand. The character later extended to mean stage, podium, or station. In modern usage it also serves as the simplified form of 臺 (platform) and 颱 (typhoon), and names Taiwan (台灣).